A
NECESSARY TRIP
Donald
R. Fox
I
remember the old movie made in 1949 called “Battleground."
Some may have viewed this outstanding movie about WW2 and the Battle
of the Bulge. There is a brief talk near the end of the movie by the
actor Leon Ames who played an Army Chaplain. With very cold and
worn-out soldiers, the Chaplain starts off with the following,
“Was
this trip necessary?”
“Trying
to explain the reason for this necessary trip to Europe, to kill off
a murderous political system that has already killed millions. Before
the end, the tables turn in the Allies favor.”
(Reference: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0041163/reviews-10)
As I viewed this movie and the words of the Army
Chaplain, I thought as he spoke, we are in a like war. A war of
godless bloodthirsty killing by Islamic fanatics who believe they are
doing the will of their god. During WW2, Nazi, Germany was also
doing the will of their god, Adolf Hitler. How very sad to accept and
allow a deranged person, a religion or a like political power system
that induces individuals to perform ungodly human slaughter thus
creating of uncivilized mayhem.
There are many people alive
today that have no knowledge of World War Two. From the period of
September 1, 1939 to September 2, 1945, the world was at war. The
U.S.A. did not enter the war until December 7, 1941 at the bombing of
Pearl Harbor. Movie stars, professional athletes and even men who
served in WW1, and all other types of men and women volunteered to
serve. We younger folks kept up with the war to the end. With the
war ending, there was great happiness spread throughout the land.
The Army of Occupation after the war stayed, supervising and
controlling the past enemy until stabilization was met. Our end of
the war plan worked. Our former enemies, both Germany and Japan are
now our strongest allies. See:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Attack_on_Pearl_Harbor
Side Note: Our current governmental
administration should have learned lessons from WW2. Because of
baseless political promises, ill-advised decisions were made. You do
not abandon, pull ground troops out of a nation that is not
well-balanced and has a need for stabilization. Sadly, they did not
follow lessons learned from prior USA military commanders and World
War Two leadership from Washington, D.C. WW2 should have been the
textbook for any future conflicts. We are now reaping the bitter
fruits of our current poor leadership.
Let
us go to the Chaplain’s question, “Was
this trip necessary?” This
question cannot be asked now. Our Chaplain could advise. We need to
start our trip to destroy radical, blood lust Islam. Will the free
world come to the aid of those who are being killed in this genocide?
When our mission is completed, we can say this trip was necessary.
God help us!
IS WAR NECESSARY SOMETIMES?
“To
every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the
heaven: A time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a
time to pluck up that which is planted; A time to kill, and a time to
heal; a time to break down, and a time to build up; A time to weep,
and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance; A time to
cast away stones, and a time to gather stones together; a time to
embrace, and a time to refrain from embracing; A time to get, and a
time to lose; a time to keep, and a time to cast away; A time to
rend, and a time to sew; a time to keep silence, and a time to speak;
A time to love, and a time to hate; a time of war, and a time of
peace.” (Ecclesiastes 3:1-8 KJV)
“Every
purpose is established by counsel: and with good advice make war.”
(Proverbs 20:18 KJV)
“This,
and a number of other proverbs, are oriented toward the decisions
that would have been required of a monarch, such as Solomon. Christ
might have had this in mind when he said, "What king, when he
goeth to encounter another king in war, will not sit down first and
take counsel whether he is able with ten thousand to meet him that
cometh against him with twenty thousand (Luke 14:31)?"
(Reference: James
Burton Coffman Commentaries on the Bible.)
NOTE:
For further study see essay titles “ARMY OF OCCUPATION”,
“CONSCRIPTION OR COMMONLY CALLED THE DRAFT”,
“MINDSET
OF WW II AND OUR CURRENT TIMES” AND “USA MILITARY STRENGTH”
www.essaysbyfox.org